Philosophy question

[why]

I know there are a few philosophy professors here, so I figured this would be a good place to ask if anyone is familiar with Karl Popper and other people who worked extensively on analytic philosophy and the philosophy of science. If so, what are some criticisms of Popper in particular and what are some seminal works?

 

[L'Incandescent]

I don't work in that area at all, but I've got a colleague who's a very good philosopher of science. I know he's got some strong opinions on the literature surrounding Popper. I'll ask him today.

 

[erictheobscure]

Not my area, but I'm guessing that the most pertinent answer to your question is Thomas Kuhn (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions).

 

[why]



Not my area, but I'm guessing that the most pertinent answer to your question is Thomas Kuhn (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions).

I'm aware of Kuhn but he doesn't specifically deal with epistemiological issues of science in particular as far as I'm aware in the same way Popper and others do (e.g. what is/can be known from science, the 'truth' of theorems, etc.).

Plus I don't think Kuhn handles mathematics at all which is pretty challenging in regards to philosophy. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Gattopardo]

This essay by one of Popper's students gives a pretty comprehensive overview of his thought in its later stages, particularly as it applies to the concept of objectivity in science, and has a very comprehensive bibliography to boot. I'm not a specialist in the philosophy of science, but I think it's a good introduction:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/people/associates/miller/foreword2009.pdf